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  1. Border heats up as Syria slides toward civil war
    Lebanon Daily Star logo Lebanon Daily Star 2 hours ago

    A letter from Syrian’s United Nations envoy Bashar Jaafari addressed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accuses Lebanon of harboring terrorists from Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood who are working to undermine Special Envoy Kofi Annan’s plan and are... Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star

  2. Partnership with Afghanistan to continue after 2014: Ban
    TDNpost.com 6 hours ago

    May 21 (IANS) The international community will continue partnership with Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO-led forces by the end of 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. Ban made the remarks after meeting with Afghan President Hamid... Full Article at TDNpost.com

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago
    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the secretary's residence in New York, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the secretary's residence in New York, Saturday, May 19, 2012. View Photo »

  4. Violent incidents and reports of casualties have escalated again in recent days, with reports of shelling of civilian areas and abuses by government forces.
    – Ban Ki-moon SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago
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    Experience Project 15 hours ago

    We are thought leaders - the Vatican, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson and Ban Ki-Moon. We are world leaders – President Hollande of France, Chancellor Merkel of Germany, among others. We are part of a global movement representing over... Full Article at Experience Project

  6. UN says al Qaeda behind Syria jihad-martyrdom bombs
    Jihad Watch logo Jihad Watch 17 hours ago

    Democracy on the march! "UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000," from AFP, May 18 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Ban said President Bashar al-Assad has still not implemented a peace plan agreed with... Full Article at Jihad Watch

  7. UN Seeks to Tackle Global Economic Crisis
    THISDAY LIVE 19 hours ago

    Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has called for a new paradigm for growth that would ensure social inclusiveness, job opportunities, and more accountability from the financial sector to tackle current global economic crisis. Addressing a... Full Article at THISDAY LIVE

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago
    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010.

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010. View Photo »

  9. We ask Ban Ki-moon to announce that Assad's government has failed to honor the peace plan and to declare the plan finished... at a time when dozens of innocent people are dying
    SOURCE: Arutz Sheva 3 weeks ago
  10. ‪**Inspiring video** Ban Ki-moon: The Time Has Come. REMIX!‬
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 2 months ago
  11. March 14 officials slam Syria's U.N. envoy over Lebanon claims
    Lebanon Daily Star logo Lebanon Daily Star 1 day ago

    In a letter to U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon Thursday, obtained by Reuters agency Friday, Syrian U.N. Ambassador Bashar Jaafari said some Lebanese areas next to the Syrian border were “incubating terrorist elements from Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood.” ... Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star

  12. W.African ministers tackle Mali, G.Bissau crises
    GulfToday.ae 1 day ago

    The one-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) in Abidjan comes a day after United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it was “critical” that they “send a clear and principled message against... Full Article at GulfToday.ae

  13. ONU: Laurent Fabius a rencontré Ban Ki-Moon à New York
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 1 day ago

    Laurent Fabius et Ban Ki-Moon ont aussi évoqué la situation politique et sécuritaire au Sahel et les préparatifs du sommet de l'ONU Rio+20 sur le développement durable qui doit se tenir du 20 au 22 juin à Rio. "Une grande convergence de vues a été... Full Article at The Huffington Post

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  1. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the secretary's residence in New York, Saturday, May 19, 2012.
  2. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010.
  3. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leaves after visiting a shelter at Sapir College in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012.
  4. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 07: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives at the Atlantic Council's Annual Awards Dinner Honoring HRH Prince Harry at Ritz Carlton Hotel on May 7, 2012 in Washington, DC.
  5. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives for the Atlantic Council 2012 Annual Awards Dinner at a hotel in Washington on May 7, 2012.
  6. Zbigniew Brzezinski (not seen), CSIS counselor and trustee, and former US national security adviser speaks to an audience gathered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on May 7, 2012 in Washington, DC. CICS held a forum on 'Building and Sustaining Peace: The UN...
  7. Albert F. Del Rosario (L), Foreign Minister of the Philippines signs a guest book before his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon May 4, 2012 at UN headquarters in New York.
  8. Albert F. Del Rosario (L), Foreign Minister of the Philippines shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) before their meeting on May 4, 2012 at UN headquarters in New York.
  9. Guido Westerwelle (L), Foreign Minister of Germany shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon before their meeting May 4, 2012 at UN headquarters in New York.

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Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문, Hanja: 潘基文; born 13 June 1944) is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Violent incidents and reports of casualties have escalated again in recent days, with reports of shelling of civilian areas and abuses by government forces.
    – Ban Ki-moon SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago
  2. We ask Ban Ki-moon to announce that Assad's government has failed to honor the peace plan and to declare the plan finished... at a time when dozens of innocent people are dying
    SOURCE: Arutz Sheva 3 weeks ago
  3. We do not know how events will unfold
    – Ban Ki-moon SOURCE: GulfToday.ae 2 months ago
  4. It’s very important that Mr. Ban Ki-moon is not swept up in the euphoria and he should actually be looking at the situation with a lot of logic and stone-cold sober look at whether there is indeed reform in the country and what needs to be done; that Mr. Ban tells the Burmese authorities that this is a ...
    SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 3 weeks ago
  5. Kofi Annan boasts of the reports of his observers, and Ban Ki-Moon can invent any accusation he has been told to, but will they respect their promises and obligations?
    SOURCE: Canada.com 3 weeks ago
  6. This morning I spoke to Kofi Annan, and discovered that he is as distressed as I am. We agreed that I should sent a letter to the U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and in fact I sent him a letter which I will distribute to you all. In it, I stressed the importance of the swift deployment of monitors,...
    SOURCE: Radio Free Europe 3 weeks ago
  7. India has a dynamic democracy, but UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should not gloss over the serious domestic violations and routine impunity that affect millions of Indians, and hold back the country’s development ... Ban would do a great disservice to the Indian people if he were to only talk about r...
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 3 weeks ago
  8. The University will hold a special convocation on Friday at 11 am to confer the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on Ban Ki-moon, the eighth and current Secretary General to United Nations
    SOURCE: NDTV 3 weeks ago
  9. He echoed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in calling the current situation 'unacceptable' and called on the Syrian government to immediately implement his six-point peace-plan
    SOURCE: NPR 3 weeks ago
  10. The United Nations Security Council is expected to authorize deploying a full mission of 250 monitors to Syria after it takes up the issue Wednesday, but Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon questioned whether even that number would be sufficient.
    SOURCE: Emediawire.com 1 month ago
  11. Communications between Indonesia and the UN are still intense. Last night, we talked to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in which he asked if Indonesia could shift our peacekeepers to Syria
    – Marty Natalegawa SOURCE: The Jakarta Post 1 month ago
  12. Communications between Indonesia and the UN are still intensive. Last night, we talked to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and he asked if Indonesia could transfer our peacekeepers to Syria
    – Marty Natalegawa SOURCE: The Jakarta Post 1 month ago
  13. We the youth, civil society organisations and the entire public of Warrap State are deeply saddened by the recent statement made by Ban Ki-Moon in which he ordered President Kiir to withdraw in Panthou
    SOURCE: Sudan Tribute 1 month ago
  14. As the security council has said, and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said: It is the responsibility of the Syrian government and opposition to cease all forms of violence and ensure that this cessation holds
    SOURCE: Al Arabiya 1 month ago
  15. I told him [Ban Ki-Moon] you do not need to order me because I am not under your command. I am a head of state accountable to my people and do not have to be ordered by someone I do not fall under his direct command
    SOURCE: Sudan Tribute 1 month ago
  16. The Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, will be asking the Security Council for approval of the deployment of a UN Observer Mission as soon as possible
    – Kofi Annan SOURCE: Regina Leader-Post 1 month ago
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  18. So far we have provided all the aid [to Syrian refugees] that we can as a nation. Considering the existing problems and a potential increase in the number of refugees, I have talked to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. We have started to accept inte...
    SOURCE: Today's Zaman 1 month ago
  19. As the Rio+20 Conference approaches, let us ensure that this message and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s critical emphasis on sustainability is communicated successfully. Envision 2012 is an excellent opportunity to realize this by engaging filmmakers in the challenge of bringing these issues to life in...
    SOURCE: Look to the Stars 1 month ago
  20. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of 27 world leaders to address the issue of maternal and child nutrition in order to secure a future for nations around the world
    SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation 1 month ago
  21. Voices of the next generation will have the chance to participate in an exclusive global conversation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon via a Google+ Hangout from the United Nations headquarters
    SOURCE: France 24 1 month ago
  22. When someone like Ban Ki-moon speaks out, it makes a difference ... But only if people hear what he has to say.
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 1 month ago
  23. Ban Ki-Moon and SBY have to know the wishes of the sovereign independence of Papua on the land itself. KNPB will mediate the West Papuan people so they can determine their political choices through a mechanism that is democratic, peaceful, dignified and final in accordance with the principles and standa...
    SOURCE: Wordpress.com: United Nation 2 months ago
  24. A few weeks ago, David Scheffer [designated by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in January as the UN special expert to advise the international tribunal] publicly declared I could proceed.
    SOURCE: Swissinfo 2 months ago
  25. What Ban Ki-moon stated as well as his attitudes violate international laws by supporting the aggressor, so he is not qualified to stay in his post and the international society must reconsider his position for the UN as Secretary-General for being biased and unbalanced.
    SOURCE: Philly Independent Media Center 2 months ago

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